Exploitation of plant leaves of Hippophaes as by-products for the production of innovative products
Description
utilisation of the leaves of the Hippophae plant for the production of high nutrition additives for soft drinks
Sector
A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities
Needs/ Problem statement
- management of Hippophae leaves, which are cultivated only for the harvesting of the fruit
- existing studies highlight the nutritional value of the leaves
Objective
extract the bioactive elements from the leaves for the production of added value nutritional products
Bioeconomy fields
Crop residues and perennial plantsx
Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull
Algae biomassnull
Waste or recycled materialnull
Microbial assisted processingnull
Biorefineries null
Feedstock
Wastes
Outcomes and final product
enhanced nutritional value of soft drinks
Mobility
Mobile
Value chains
1
2
3
4 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.
C Sink
1
2
3
1 - Low potential - low potential for carbon sequestration
Intended user
null
Complexity of the process
1
2
3
3 -complex application
Final user
Farmernull
Foresternull
Researchernull
Advisornull
NGOnull
Training organizationnull
Processor or retailerx
Consumerx
Public Authority + LAGnull
Othernull
Economic sustainability
1
2
3
3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant economic benefits.
Social sustainability
1
2
3
1 - Low potential - doesn\'t bring any social benefits.
Environmental sustainability
1
2
3
3 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 environmental benefits.